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PSAT: General Test-Taking Strategies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does LOTD stand for?

a)

Love Only the Dogs

b)

Letter of the Day

c)

Lift, Observe, Train, Diet

d)

Lunch of the Day

2.

What is the best, general test-taking strategy of all time?

a)

Guess on every problem

b)

Process of Elimination

c)

Letter of the Day

d)

Plug in the Answer Choices

3.

What section of the PSAT comes first?

a)

PSAT Math - No Calculator

b)

PSAT Math - With Calculator

c)

PSAT Reading

d)

PSAT Language and Writing Test

4.

What section of the PSAT comes second?

a)

PSAT Math - No Calculator

b)

PSAT Math - With Calculator

c)

PSAT Reading

d)

PSAT Language and Writing Test

5.

What section of the PSAT comes third?

a)

PSAT Math - No Calculator

b)

PSAT Math - With Calculator

c)

PSAT Reading

d)

PSAT Language and Writing Test

6.

What section of the PSAT comes fourth?

a)

PSAT Math - No Calculator

b)

PSAT Math - With Calculator

c)

PSAT Reading

d)

PSAT Language and Writing Test

7.

Select all three types of problems on the PSAT:

a)

Do Now

b)

Do Always

c)

Do Later

d)

Do Sometimes

e)

Do Never

8.

Which question difficulties should you focus on? (2 answers)

a)

Easy

b)

Medium

c)

Hard

d)

Extremely Hard

9.

How many incorrect answer choices are there per question on the PSAT?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

How many correct answer choices are there per question on the PSAT?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

How many SAT points separate you from your competition when applying to colleges/universities?

a)

10

b)

30

c)

100

d)

300

12.

When working with your PSAT test booklet, you should always:

a)

Check it for spelling errors!

b)

Go through the questions in order!

c)

Avoid writing in it!

d)

Mark it up!

13.

Never leave any questions blank!

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Always use the "Sounds Good" method.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Always complete the problems for each section in order!

a)

True

b)

False

16.

There will be charts, tables, and/or graphs in every section of the PSAT!

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The PSAT measures...

a)

your overall intelligence

b)

your future career success.

c)

everything you've learned in school.

d)

how well you can score on the PSAT.

18.

Select all answers that are true about the PSAT:

a)

Time management is one of the biggest issues for students taking the test.

b)

The PSAT has four sections - reading, writing & language, math w/o a calculator, math w/ a calculator.

c)

The PSAT has five sections - reading, writing & language, math w/o a calculator, math w/ a calculator, essay.

d)

You will send PSAT results to colleges/universities.

e)

You can link your PSAT results with Khan Academy and get free, individualized PSAT/SAT practice!

19.

You can only take the PSAT once.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the national average area score for the PSAT?

a)

800

b)

1000

c)

1200

d)

1560